Anyone who cares about history is obsessed with dates. We locate rulers with them. We decide what's historical and what's too close ...

I was going to write a delightful post about my favourite works of literature (a few of the many) but fate intervened. I confused my ca...

I'll be in Denver when you read this, coping with jetlag. It just isn't natural for a human being to go back in time six hours throu...